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Online Exclusive: Sample Policy on Deductions from Pay
CELA Online Exclusive June 2008
All deductions from an employee's wages must be made in accordance with applicable law and, when required, the employee's consent. This sample policy spells out some of the key rules. . . . more

Short Takes: Meal Breaks
May 2008
We have a call center, and we're wondering how much flexibility we have in scheduling meal breaks. If we have to make sure employees have their meal break before working more than five hours, that's a pretty tight fit for us. What can we do to ensure adequate coverage while people take breaks? . . . more

Short Takes: Rest Periods
February 2008
A worker says 10 minutes isn't enough time to get to the break room, have coffee, and return to her workstation. Do we have to pay employees for time spent walking to and from the break area? . . . more

Short Takes: 'Day of Rest'
February 2008
An employee told HR that we can't make him work on Sunday because of the state's "day of rest" law. Is that true? . . . more

Wage and Hour: Do Employees Get a Seven-Minute Grace Period When Late for Work?
December 2007
We have been challenged by an employee who claims that all employees get a "grace period" of seven minutes before they can be reprimanded and docked any pay when late for work. . . . more

Short Takes: Makeup Time
December 2007
A few of my employees want to make up some time they missed, but the makeup time would end up being overtime, which I can't pay. Is there a provision in the law that covers this situation? . . . more

Exemptions: How Do I Know If the Executive Exemption Applies?
CELA Online Exclusive
Can you shed some light on how to determine if my employees fall within the executive exemption? I don't want to get hit later with unpaid overtime claims . . . more

Short Takes: Overtime
November 2007
When an employee receives overtime for an hour that was, say, the ninth hour worked in a day, does that hour count toward the 40 hours required for weekly overtime? . . . more

Wage and Hour: Do I Have to Pay for Time Employees Spend Going Through Security Screenings and Changing Clothes?
October 2007
Many of our employees have to spend time at the workplace before and after their actual work. They have lengthy security checks, protective equipment that must be donned, and then a 15-minute ride to their workstations . . . more

Compensation: Must We Pay for a Half Day if We Ask an Employee to Come in for an Hour?
September 2007
If we call someone in for a meeting or training or whatever that lasts an hour on a day he or she would not otherwise be working, do we have to pay the employee for a half day? . . . more

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